Pyroxylin sheet of low inflammability



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

II'OIHIN' G. JARVIS, OF STAMFORD, NEW YORK.

PYROXYLIN SHEET OF LOW INFLAMMABILITY.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. JARVIS, a citizen of the United States residing at Stamford, in the county of belaware and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pyroxylin Sheets of Low Infiammability; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in method of making acetyl cellulose compositions.

I have discovered that acetone cinchonine or sulfate of cinchonine When added to an acetyl cellulose mixture will give permanent strength and tenacity to the product.

The proportions of the foregoing may be- 100 parts of acetyl cellulose to 2 parts of acetone cinchonine. It will be understood, I however, that these proportions may be Va Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug '1(), 1920 Application filed March 13, 1919.

Serial No. 282,440.

ried somewhat, depending upon the quality of acetyl cellulose.

The foregoing-process, I have found, will be particularly useful in making strong films, the treatment of the acetyl cellulose arresting any tendency to decomposition and effectually preventing deterioration, the product being strong, tenacious and maintaining its characteristics with age or any F. J. R. CLARKE, Lrmmn A. WOLF. 

